Dual spindle machine tool



Feb. 28, 1950 E. R. LOCHMAN DUAL SPINDLE MACHINE TOOL 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed Feb. 18, 1939 IN VENTOR.

ATTORNEY-5 Feb. 28, I950 E. R. LOCHMAN DUAL SPINDLE MACHINE TOOL 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Feb. 18, 1939 RMY g Eu ATTOIZN EY1 Feb. 28, 1950 E. R. LOCHMAN DUAL SPINDLE MACHINE TOOL s Sheets-Sheet 3 Original Filed Feb. 18, 1939 \wQ v k mQ NQ llflllllllliill INVENTOR ,4 ATTORNEY 5 patentecl Feb. 28, 195( vUNl'TiE-D. PATENT OFFICE DUAL SPINDLE MACHINE TOUL EmiL rt. Loelnnan, Milwaukee;- Original application Februarg I8, 1'939,"Seri ali N. 257321'6. Divid'dfiand thisapplieatioir February 28, 1944', Serial No; 524,168

1 V This invention relatesto a dual spindlemaehine tool.

It is the object" of the: invention to: provide: an axially extensible spindle with. an. axially exten: sible support which also: preferably constitutes a spindle. Whereboth the inner spindle and the support are rotatable as spindles; it purpose to provide means for driving them at differing speeds and for selectively coupling: a. tool to the inner spindle or the outer-spindle in an arrangementwhich permits me to couple both spindles together to function unitarily as a heavy duty spindle; when required. It is my further purpose to' provide: means. whereby the advanee and retraetiomif the spindle and its support may be eitected concurrently and at d'illering rates: so that the support; provided; for the spindle may beextended? to" desired pro:- portion of the distance between the column and-v the tool, regardless'of how far the; tool" and its spindle may' beextended at any given, time; It is a further" object of the inventio-rrto: probvide novel and improvedcontrols b'ot'hdiorv the rotation and the axiaLmovement. or: themespeoti ve spindles; whereby they may be fea onrotated' 'atthe same or different rates and either-together! or independently and; either with power or: under hand control, each spindle.- serving as arsupp ont forthe other whenither other is use" 'v Other objects and advantages; Willi be: apparentupon reference to the; followingfspecifl'c'aztioni and? drawings; a I

In-the drawings:

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' Fig; 1 is a front: elevation of: a: machine: tool illustrating one application imwliich the; present spindleihvention i's usefillp J Fig. 2 isa plan view" ofiaiporti'on oflthe head stock of the machine shown Fig. I parts broken away to show: an auxiliary headstoohfor: the inner spindle, and also details ihcluding the gearihg'which'feedsthe spindles: P Fig; 3 is a plan view on an enlarged sealer-of al portion of the headstock with partsbroken away to show details; some' of the drive'meohani'sm and outer spindle bearing being shown in cro'ss'se'ottion.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taliem on Ime 4 4 ofFig.3. I

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line Sig-5 orniglsz Fig: 6 a cro'ss'sect'ibnal view takenon line "t -6 of Fig: 3.

Fig. 7 is a cross? sectional vlew taken-- orrlitre F1 'of Fig: 3} l Fig: 8 isin part an elevation an'di-i-n pasta sectionalviewonline 8-8-0fiFig. 6.

'F'ig. 9 is a cross sectionah View of the' toolf carrying head of. the inner spindle; showingithe chuek tool holder and 'tool in l'ocked 'position' teadwftroperationa Ii'ig- 1.0 is: a; cross-sectional view of the; tool: carrying heads of? both spindles, showing a; large facing tool-inn looked position to both spindles ready'tor operation. I

The present applicatiorri-s a; division. ofjmy api-y plieahonzZSfl ,2416 ,v filed; February 18,, 19-3 9:, andnow; abandoned. entitleda Multiple purpose tracer oontrotled' machines for die sinking, duplicating, boring: and" general milling functions For saidapplication, I i-am. new filing. a substituteass v eornpaniortto the present application The refere: ene'e oharaeters used. in; the parent; application are: used throughout the drawingsof the; present application; i

Themaenmeteol illustrated as anexemplificaei ti-onin which the. present invention. is embodied is or the: type: known as anorizontal boring mae chine; In a. machine; my, improved; spindle organizationha's:particularly-utility; 7 1

Referring:more'particirlarly to thadravving',;the machine; constituting: the: exemplary embodiment ot my invention comprises almain' bed B'having a forwa'rd extending: bed; Bu: vv-iith horiz ron-tal' slides 28 2 on whr'ohl the saddle 28!: has a sliding sup! pert and in turn carries the" table 269: on which the 'larga angle plate 26 4: is; setand; bolted: in: the T slots 263. The: vertical column. Co is: firmly mounted on therearward. part of the base B and is provided with slides I 08: onwh-ich theheade stock is adapted. to traveli The headstock comprises an outer horizorrtall spindle S anda-an inner spindle S" adaptedifor en'dwisesliding support the bore I of said outer spindle The customary end support for. boring bars: (not shown) may be used with; the-:machineyas well various kinds of work supports. The heads stoekafls is moved: up. and downvon-saidt-column by means or feed s'orew 2 18 and the power: for drivingthesp'i nd lesds provided the large motor 232 suitably'mounted onlbase-Bgiwhile the splined shaft- 235 transmi-ts the power from: said motor to the driverr parts of: the headstock;

The headsto'ek: Hui comprises: a box-shaped; casing-250i withza lbng rearward extension illdfirm ly'mount'ed thereto and forming: one unit theree with: The casing 25o has smearing I and its bore: Hi9: extends? into? the: outer; casing; llzilland forms-the principal rearward guide for the outer spindle-S see Fig; 3)) whileit'sl outer part. has its bearing in -a drivingsleeve: m: whicnzin-iturn i's hel'd' i'rr anti-friotiont bearings U88, l d-i ,[m'ounted in recesses E88 F92 and having a l'ook: nut; Mill fitted on the-screw threaded sleeve I 98- and thereby holding saict driving sleeve with: its driving gear 1 in: free driving" position and in: proper alignment with said rear bore W 5. Said drit ing sleeve thel d'riving; spline keys. Let firmly the: slots NW and they project in It is exceedingly important that for efficient,

speedy cutting action at long reach out of its bearing, a greatly improved spindle construction is required, and my inner high speed spindle S is brought out for said purpose. It comprises binding screw 30L This firmly ties the inner and outer spindle together for combined support of large cutting tools in heavy cutting.

The inner high speed spindle S" is equipped with a special chuck 3I5, and having its taper shank drawn in and locked with shorter balancing wedges 298, 298, drawn slightly below the outer surface and locked with binding screw 289 so the .1 entire tool head can be drawn into the outer the solid inner spindle I21, a'bearing sleeve I4I, into which certain anti-friction pin bearings I43 are driven and held in proper spaced position by spacers I42 (see Figs. 3, 4, 9 and 10) and said bearings I43 and spacers I42 are held in position at the front end by collar 325, and the rear end is held by the thrust bearing. I40 which in turn is pressed against the shoulder I40 of the guide bearing I45 whose anti-friction bearings engage the ball grooves I44 of the spindle I21, and so forms the guide connection between the running spindle I21 and the non-revolving inner ram I26.

The guide bearing I45 is tightly screwed into the sleeve-like ram I26 and forms the shoulder for the first pin bearing I43 tightly driven into the ram sleeve I26. A number of like bearings I43 are held in spaced positions within said ram sleeve, while its rear end is firmly held against the bearings I41, I41 of the auxiliary headstock H2. The ball bearings 88, 88 held in sockets I46, I46 hold the driving sheave 86 and pinion 81 both tightly mounted on said spindle I21 in running position without end play, such ball bearings being securely locked by the lock nut 9| forced tightly on the screw threaded end 90 of the spindle I21 and gripping the inner race of said ball bearing by suitable lock washers. The entire straight shank of the inner spindle I21 is hardened and ground, and being of even diameter the pins of the respective pin bearings I43 bear directly against the surface of said spindle. Ball grooves I44 are cut and ground into the surface of said spindle and by suitably inserting the balls into said grooves and the grooves of the guide bearing I45, the inner spindle has a guide connection for lengthwise feeding motion of the non-revolving inner ram. v

The outer spindle S has'a like guide bearing connection I30 between it and the non-revolving outer ram I25 (see Fig. 4), except that its. inner ball race has a vforward extension I36 tightly screw-locked into the running tube-like spindle I35, while its rearward extension I 3I is tightly screw-locked on the offset I32 againstthe shoulder I33 of the non-revolving outer ram I25.

It will be noted that the end thrust bearing I34 is interposed between said spindle and ram when these parts are assembled by means of said guide bearing I30. Thus, for heavy cutting of the combined inner and outer spindle, there are two end thrust bearings I40 and I34 to take up said end thrust. Bore I35 properly machined in said outer spindle S and ram I25 forms a continuous endwise sliding passage for the inner spindle S together with its bearing sleeve I M, including its tool head 3I0, which draws into, the tool head of the outer spindle S (see Fig. 10)

When the inner spindle is thus retracted, the cross slot 281 receives the lock key 296 of the large facing tool 3II (see Fig. 10). This large tool is drawn into the taper socket 3I0' b the self-balancing wedges 300 drawing rearward on the inclined slots 308, 308 out through both tool headings, and bringing the tang 329 into its re-, spective slot, then securing the saidiwedges with spindle S. Said chuck is further equipped with a tool holder 32I having a taper socket 322 into which the taper shank of the tool 324 is drawn and locked by screw 323. Said tool holder has a shoulder 32I abutting at the front end of the chuck to which it is set for correct positioning of the tool with the tracer, without resetting the tracer, thus saving time when changing tools.

. The driving and feeding of the respective outer and inner spindles will be further described:

.Headstock gearing for the ordinary driving mechanism of the spindle is old and well known and to avoid complication the direct connection between the main splined driving shaft 235 to the respective driving gears I for the outer spindle S and the gear I58 for the inner spindle S is not shown. Therefore these two gears (see Fig. 5) are the driving gears for the respective two spindles and suitable connecting gears will be interposed for driving said two gears I85, I85 at respectively varying speeds as needed for the said low speed outer and high speed inner spin dles. The new drive and application of the inner high speed spindle is as follows: Suitable bearings I58 are provided for the stub shaft on which the driving gears I58, I60 are rigidly mounted for driving the splined shaft I56 journaled in bearings I51 of brackets I1I, I1I by means of gear I6I rigidly mounted on said shaft I56.

In orderto produce the large automobile body dies as shown in Fig. 1, the dual spindle arrange ment as. shown in detail in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, '1 and 8 is required to overcome difliculties experienced in the use of known machines, where high speeds for driving small cutting tools are impossible, on

accountpof the heavy weight and mass of material turning.v While tool supporting sleeves are known, they have heretofore been splined to the spindle for driving it, and the entire mass is. drivenby a heavy driving sleeve, like the one I shown at I8I. Spindles for said work are about five inches in diameter and six feet six inches in length and; weigh about 480 pounds, so thehigh est. speed practicable for driving them is 500 R. P M. My inner spindle with its separate? headstock S2 and separate multi-drive arrange ment is only about three inches in diametenby aboutsix feet six inches in length and weighs with its: driving gear pounds which is less than one-third of the combined weight of the two spindles. Consequently it can be driven upto 4000 R. P. M. and even up to 6000 R. P. M, for grinding operations.

Auxiliary headstock The auxiliary headstock H2 comprises an open enemas in correct sliding position with the axis of said spindle. The driving gear I40 has a splined hub in sliding and drivingconnection with said splined shaft I56 while the sheave I50-turns as a loose pulley on said hub I5I when said inner spindle is driven at slower speeds by said gears by means of the connecting gear I48 held in removable position by the stub shaft I54. When said inner-spindle is "driven at high speeds said connecting gear I48 is taken out, and the driving clutch pin I53 is inserted and rigidly connects said sheave I50 with thegear I49. The V belts [52 then drive said inner spindle at varying speeds up to 6000 R. P. M. The variable speed drive gears, not shown, for said auxiliary headstock are inserted in the large gear casing 250 of the headstock I-Is and connected to saiddriving gear I58.

Means are provided for hand as well as automatic axial feeding of the-two spindles comprising the hand wheels me, :04 having end clutches I03, I04 (see Fig. 5) thereby adjustably engaging the loose gears II'I, IIBand pinions I2I, H9 firmly mounted on their respective shafts I00, I with their outer or upper parts splined for shifting motion of-said hand wheels which have grooves. 12, b" engaged by yokes 226', 221 mounted on rock shafts 226, 221' with-adjusting levers 226", 221" for operating said end clutches. Both of them are engaged, thereby feeding both spindles in the same direction (see arrows I2I', H9) by means of the respective pinions I2I, II9 engaging racks I28, I22 (see Fig. 3) the respective gears and pinions being adapted to feed the inner spindle S" at about double the speed of the outer spindle S, which then acts as a guide for the inner spindle. As shown in Fig. 4, the outer ram I25 has a slot I29 for pinion I2I to pass and engage the rack I28 of the inner ram I26 which is useful for certain machines. In other machines requiring extreme precision, said slot may have a slight tendency to cause deflection. Therefore the outer racks I65, I65 are applied and rigidly mounted on the seats I66 of the auxiliary headstock H2 and the gears I63 engaging said racks draw and push the said headstock, thus applying axial motion to the inner spindle without slotting the said outer ram.

The gear connection. for said outer rack feeding device includes the stub shafts I62, I64, the connecting gear I62 and three pinions I63 tightly mounted on stub shaft I64 for jointly operating the two racks I 65, thereby feeding both spindles in the same axial direction but feeding the inner spindle at about twice the speed of the outer spindle S (see Figs. 3 and '7). Said Fig. 7 further shows an unbroken sectional view of the outer ram I25, inner ram I26 and spindle I21, as well as clearance I10 for said outer ram and spindle in the casing I10.

To this casing the end bracket I1I is removably mounted at its outer end. It has a guiding slot I15 engaging the slide I14, which is preferably welded onto a large steel tubing forming an end support I12 for the headstock Hs, and assisting in the balancing thereof by the inserted counterweight I13 attached to wire rope I11 shown in dotted position. Even without the supporting sheave or sheaves fastened at I16 to the weight, and at I18 to the headstock, this end support prevents vibration of the headstock when the spindles run at high speed and increases the precision performance of the cutting tool. Said end support I12 is firmly mounted to the base the base-B, and its heightis 'about'the' same as that of the columnCo. 1r 1 It will be observed from the foregoing disclosure of'my invention that I haveprovlded means whereby a tool carrying spindle may be extended to any desired degree and supported in all positions by a bearing which forms no essential part of the spindle, but may be rotated either at the same speed or at a different speed, as desired, or may remain stationary. The arrangement minimizes friction and reduces the weight of rotating parts where high speed operation is deshed, at the same time providing auxiliary support when needed, or permitting the two spindles to turn as one when the work requirements are extremely heavy. a

I claim:

' 1. Inv a device of the character described, the combination with concentric spindles, each mounted for axial and rotative motion, of mac: pendent driving connections for the respective spindles, whereby either may be pr'imarilyactu ated, feed means for the axial movement of the respective spindles, and chuck means compris ing mechanism for locking the spindles together for concurrent movement. v

2. In a'device of the character described, the combination of concentric inner high speed and outer low speed spindles, the high speed spindle being mounted for axial and rotative movement in the low speed spindle and the low speed spindle being provided with a mounting in which it is in dependently mounted for axial and rotative movement, feed means individual to the respective spindles for the advance and retraction thereof, driving means individual to the respective spindles for the rotation thereof, and means for locking the respective spindles together for concurrent movement at the rate and direction at which either is primarily operated, said locking means comprising opposed wedge elements in balance with respect to the common axis of said spindles.

3. A machine tool element provided with a bearing, a sleeve rotatable in the bearing, a spindle support mounted in the sleeve for rotation therewith and axially reciprocable through the sleeve, said support being provided internally with bearing means, a spindle reciprocable in said last mentioned bearing means and rotatable therein, a ram connected with the spindle for the advance thereof, a driving carriage movable with the ram and including means for the rotation of the spindle, a ram connected with said support for the axial advance of the support in said sleeve, and means for the rotation of said support, said support comprising an auxiliary spindle.

4. The combination with co-axial spindles including a high speed inner spindle and a low speed outer spindle providing support for the inner spindle, and means mounting said spindles for rotative and axial movement, of means for rotating said spindles, separate rams for controlling the axial position of said spindles, racks connected with the respective rams, pinions meshing with the respective racks, motion transmitting connections for driving said pinions for advancing and retracting said rams concurrently, said connections including drives of differing ratio to the respective pinions, whereby the concurrent advance and retraction of said spindles will be at differing rates, and clutch means for disconnecting one of said pinions from its respective driving connections for effecting adjust- Bc, mounted on and forming a rear extension to 7 ment of the relative positions of said spindles,

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatably mounted sleeve, of a tubular spindle element mountedin said sleeve for rotation therewith and reciprocation therethrough, an inner spindle element rotatable and axially reciprocable in the tubular spindle element, an external ram provided with thrust bearing connection with the tubular spin? dle element, and having rack teeth, a pinion meshing with said rack teeth for the advance and retraction of the tubular spindle element axially respective said sleeve, an internal ram provided with thrust bearing connection with the inner spindle element and projecting from the external ram and provided with rack teeth, a pinion co-acting with the rack teeth of the internal ram for advance and retraction of the internal ram and the inner spindle element respecting the tubular spindle element, said inner spindle element projecting beyond said rams, means for the rotation of the tubular spindle element, a carriage reciprocable with the inner ram, and driving connections to the inner spindle element carried in part by said carriage.

6. The device of claim 5, in which the pinions meshing with the racks of the respective rams are provided with interconnected driving means for the concurrent actuation of said rams.

' 7. The' device of claim 5, in which the pinions meshing with the racks of the respective rams-are provided with interconnected driving means-Jim the concurrent actuation of said rams, the C011? nection of said driving means to at least one'of said pinions including clutch means disengageable to permit of the relative adjustment of said rams. EMIL R. LOCHMAN*.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin me of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France Nov. 22, 190-7 

